5th NY “First Excelsior Light Artillery” Taft section
5th NY “First Excelsior Light Artillery” Taft section is a monument in Borough of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. 5th NY “First Excelsior Light Artillery” Taft section is situated nearby to the city gate Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse, as well as near the peak Cemetery Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cemetery Hill and Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Cemetery Hill
Peak
Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the scene of fighting each day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The northernmost part of the Army of the Potomac defensive "fish-hook" line, the hill is gently sloped and provided a site for American Civil War artillery.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Henryhartley, Public domain.
Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Gettysburg National Cemetery is situated 730 feet southwest of 5th NY “First Excelsior Light Artillery” Taft section.
Evergreen Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Northern Aggression, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Evergreen Cemetery – formerly called Citizen's Cemetery and Ever Green Cemetery – is a historic 29.12 acre rural cemetery located just outside Gettysburg Borough, in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. Evergreen Cemetery is situated 680 feet south of 5th NY “First Excelsior Light Artillery” Taft section.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culp’s Hill and Gettysburg.
Culp’s Hill
Locality
Culp's Hill, which is about 3⁄4 mi south of the center of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, played a prominent role in the Battle of Gettysburg. It consists of two rounded peaks, separated by a narrow saddle.
Gettysburg
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gettysburg, in Adams County in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, goes down in history as the battlefield in the Civil War where, despite terrible tragedy and loss of life, there was hope for the Union.
Round Top
Hamlet
Round Top is a populated place in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, near Little Round Top. It is notable for two Battle of Gettysburg hospitals, the 1884 Round Top Station, and several battlefield commemorative era attractions such as Round Top Park and the Round Top Museum. Round Top is situated 1½ miles south of 5th NY “First Excelsior Light Artillery” Taft section.
5th NY “First Excelsior Light Artillery” Taft section
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Borough of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.82037° or 39° 49′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.22886° or 77° 13′ 44″ westOpen location code
87F4RQCC+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 7428701385OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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